Letter of Intent Signed

InterX PLC
25 April 2000


                          INTERX PLC ('InterX')

The Board of InterX announces that it has signed a letter of intent with
Bell  Microproducts Inc. ('Bell Microproducts') for  the  sale  to  Bell
Microproducts   of   Ideal  Hardware  plc,  InterX's   IT   distribution
subsidiary, subject to due diligence and the negotiation of a definitive
sale  agreement.  The transaction will be subject to InterX  shareholder
approval.

Bell  Microproducts, www.bellmicro.com, a NASDAQ-listed US  corporation,
with  headquarters in San Jose, California, USA, is one of  the  world's
largest storage-centric value-added IT distributors.

An  extract from Bell Microproducts's NASDAQ announcement made today  is
set out below:

   'Bell  Microproducts (NASDAQ:BELM) announced today  that  it  has
   signed  a  letter  of  intent to acquire Ideal  Hardware  plc,  a
   wholly owned subsidiary of InterX plc.
   
   'Ideal  Hardware  (www.ideal.co.uk) is a leading UK-based  value-
   added,  storage-centric distributor.  With Ideal  Hardware,  Bell
   Microproducts will gain a strong presence in the UK and  coverage
   of  the  European continent.  Ideal Hardware is  focused  on  the
   high  end  of  the  storage market with many of  the  same  lines
   carried  by  Bell Microproducts, including IBM, Quantum,  Seagate
   Technology,  Emulex,  Crossroads, Gadzoox  Networks,  and  Cobalt
   Networks.   Ideal  also  is  a  leading  distributor  of   Compaq
   servers,  PCs and storage products, and is one of only 12  Compaq
   distributors   worldwide  to  be  awarded  the  prestigious   CIP
   accreditation  for  high-end  products.    Ideal  has   strategic
   relationships  with  approximately  80  suppliers  of  enterprise
   storage,  computer systems, software, and media products.   These
   strategic   products   are  packaged  with  Ideal's   value-added
   programs  and  services  to provide complete  NAS,  SAS  and  SAN
   solutions,  a  strategy  that mirrors Bell Microproducts  storage
   solutions  initiative  for  the  Americas.   Based  on   InterX's
   financial  statements, Ideal recorded sales in  the  fiscal  year
   ending  July 1999 of approximately $500 million, up 39% from  the
   prior year, and was profitable.
   
   'Bell   Microproducts  and  InterX  plc  have  entered  into   an
   agreement  whereby Bell Microproducts will conduct due  diligence
   and the companies will negotiate a definitive agreement.
   
   About Bell Microproducts Inc.
   
   'Bell Microproducts is a value-added provider of a wide range  of
   high   technology  products,  solutions,  and  services  to   the
   industrial  and  commercial marketplace.  The company's  offering
   includes  semiconductors,  computer platforms,  peripherals,  and
   storage  products  of various types including  desktop,  high-end
   computer  and  storage  subsystems,  fibre  channel  connectivity
   products,   RAID,  NAS  and  SAN  storage  systems  and   back-up
   products.    Bell   Microproducts   is   an   industry-recognized
   specialist in storage products and is one of the world's  largest
   storage-centric value-added distributors.
   
   'The   company's  products  are  available  at   any   level   of
   integration  from components, to subsystem assemblies,  to  fully
   integrated,  tested and certified system solutions.  The  company
   adds  value  with  a  broad range of services including  testing,
   software  loading, kitting, mass storage system integration,  and
   computer  system  integration. Trained  and  certified  technical
   personnel   complete   each   of   these   processes   at    Bell
   Microproducts'  ISO  9002 facilities. Bell Microproducts  markets
   and  distributes more than 100 brand name product lines, as  well
   as  its  own BellStor storage and Trademark computer brands,  to
   original  equipment  manufacturers  (OEMs),  contract  electronic
   manufacturing  services  (EMS) customers,  value-added  resellers
   (VARs)  and  system integrators in the Americas and Europe.  More
   information can be found in SEC filings, or by visiting the  Bell
   Microproducts Web site at www.bellmicro.com.'

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